fast walking; semi-jogging
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
wrong; different; not like that
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
to palm off; to force a sale
display and sale of new products
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
good; goodness; right; virtue
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
unprecedented; record-breaking
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage